Eggbeater



S. T. HOBBS June 24, 1930' EGGBEATER Filed Aug. 9. 1929 Midi Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED s'm'r zs SAMUEL 'r. HOBBS, on woncns'rnn, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 17o p'rnnwnsnnuim COMPANY, or woncnsrnza, MASSACHUSETTS, A conronn'rronon MASSACHUSETTS neennarnn Application filed August 9, 1929. V senai no. 384566 8 The present invention relates-to egg beaters and particularly to hand operated beaters of thetype'in which apair of beating elements may besimultaneously rotated in opposite directions by turning a gear wheel by hand. t

The object of the present invention is to provide a beater of the above described type in which the operating parts are so formed 7 if! and arranged thatthe surfaces thereof may be readily cleaned, and the beater kept in a hygienic condition. A further object of the invention is to provide a beater constructed of members which maybe cheaply and easily made from pressed metal, and which when assembled together will provide a strong and durable structure easy to operate. The above and other advantageous features of the invention will hereinafter more fully appear, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in wihchz- Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of an 1 egg beater embodying the invention.

V Fig. 2 is a viewrof the parts shownin Fig. 1 turned through an angle of 909..

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale showing the mode of attaching a beater assembly to the frame of a the beater. V c 39 Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures. Referring to the drawings, the beater comprises frame members 1, 1, preferably formed from metal strip, the frame members being identicalin construction sothat any two of them may be secured together to provied a complete frame. Each frame member 1 providesa straight shank portion 2 from which it extends sidewise and'down-' 9 "wardly at 3. and then back on itself to providea U-shaped terminal 'portion 4. In

assembling an egg beater, a pair of identical frame members 1 are placed together with their shank portions 2 in contact and their terminal portions 4 oppositely disposed,

after which the frame members are secured together by rivets 5, 5; along the portions-2 and at the point where .the bases of the U-shaped portions 4 are in engagement.

This providesavery rigid frame .and a hanframe members 1.

dle is provided at the top ofthe frameby v i a; horizontal rod 6 extending through the joined portions 2,- on which are mounted oppositely. disposed wooden grips 7, 7 held on the rod 6 by heads 6 The grips 7 pro vide smooth surfaces wherebythe frame'of the egg beater may beflconveniently held without possibility of chafing the hands of theuser. P

The spaced side portions 3,3 of the opposed frame members 1" serve to support between them a-s'haft 8. provided atone end with 'a shoulder "9 beyond which isprovided areduced ,shaft portion 10 on which is pressed a. gear. 11. Theshaft 8 is held from 'endwi'semovement between the spaced frame: portions 3 by riveting over its end opposite the shoulder 9, as indicated at '12,

theyshaft 8 being. freely rotatable with the gear 11 within theopenings 3 of the frame. The gear 11 is preferably formed from sheet metal, i the teeth. 13 around the periphery thereof being 'bentfrom the plane-of the gearv blank atan angle of approximately 35 so as to mesh with the; teeth 14'of one of a pair of. similar meshing ,pinions 15 carried by the: beating elements-'16,-as willnextbe described) V r a p Q The heating elements 16- are rotatable upon a wire beater frame 17 having its ends received in openings 18 provided in the spaced legsof. the U-shaped terminal fportionsi i of the framej1,-see*Fig. 3. The

upperportions of;the beater frame 17 are rigidly secured 'in'the openings 18 by pinch- Qing pair'sofQ'e'ars l9gon the wire frame which ear-s19 co'actfwith the opposedfaces ofthe U-shaped portions t to 'firmly secure the V beater frame 17 against movement on the Before attaching the beater frame 17 tothe mainframe 1% de-' jscribedfabove, each leg 17 receives a beater assembly. consisting of a pair of beater ele ments 16-and one pinion 15-, such a'beater assembly; being shown clearly in Fig. 3. In making up abeater assembly',,-the end portions of the beater elements '16 are bent over'a-nd provided with an opening Jfor'receiving'a hollow rivet 20 which also-passes through an opemng provlded in a plmon 15. After the parts have been so assembled, the ends of the rivet 20 are peened over so that the beating elements 16 and driving pinion 15 form a unitary structure, With each beater assembly providing a unitary structure, it is an easy matter to position a pair of such assemblies on the spaced sides of the beater frame 17 after which the upper ends of the frame are inserted in the alined Openings l8-provitled in the opposed "U-shaped portions 1 6f the main frame 1. The ears 19 are then formed on the Wire beater frame, thereby securing'the 1 frame 17 with the beater assemblies there- V I Each beater assembly is easily rotataon. ble on the beaterframe 17, the sides of the frame 1-? being so spaced that the teeth 14 I I of thepinions '15- are ininesh, and the rotation of one opinion 15 bytlie largegear 11 serves to rotate the beaterel-ements in unison. 'x-

I From the foregoing, it is apparent that by-the :presentinventicn there :is provided an improved egg beater characterized by its simplicity, :cheapness of manufacture and strength. the middle portions 3 of the frame members 1 provides separated bearing surfacesfor the gear shaft. *8, sothat there willbe no tions spaeecl'fromi each-other.

.3 21111 an eg'gbeater, the combination with 'a frame coniprismg similar strip metal members each providing a'straight portion and a portion bent sidewise andterminating n a M shaped portion, said frame members being securedtogether in opposed "relation aiong-their'='engaged straight portionsand at the bases of their U-shapedportions; with said I .bent side portions spaced apart from each .otlrenof a shaft rotatably supported betweei i said spaced side' portions of the frame and carrying a gear-meshing with one of pair of meshing pinions inountedon the spaced legs of beaterhol der 'with the upper ends 'of said legsn'e'c eived insaid U-shapkad pcrti'oiis,on opposite sidesof their poiiit' ofattachment. f e 7 i q r SAMUELD'HOBBS.

The relatively wide spacing of 

